 Complete the following conjugations:  Dire   Viviere   Fare   Dare   What type of verbs are these ??

In Italian verbs which are intransitive, that is, which do not have direct objects use ESSERE as the helping verb in the Passato Prossimo. Other verbs which also use ESSERE in the Passato Prossimo, usually are verbs that are about motion or transportation.

Verbs which use ESSERE also have to agree in gender and number with the subject performing the action, as seen below: Loro sono arrivati alle nove della mattina. subject adverbial clause past participle

 Step 1: Take your regular verbs with the infinitive, remove the last three letters and you are left with the stem: Arrivare  Arriv Cadere  Cad Partire  Part

 Step 2: Apply the proper ending based on WHOM is doing the action. BE CAREFUL: YOU NEED TO DO THIS BY GENDER AND NUMBER: Arrivare  arrivato / arrivata / arrivati / arrivate Cadere  caduto / caduta / caduti / cadute partire  Partito / partita / partiti / partite

SingularPlural io sononoi siamo tu seivoi siete lui / lei e’loro sono Lei e’Loro sono Step 2: Apply the proper ending based on WHOM is doing the action. BE CAREFUL: YOU NEED TO DO THIS BY GENDER AND NUMBER:

The following are examples of verbs which use ESSERE. andareandato/a arrivare arrivato/a entrareentrato/a essere stato/a partirepartito/a uscire uscito/a nascere nato/a rimanere rimasto/a venire venuto/a Singular andareandati/e arrivare arrivati/e entrareentrati/e essere stati/e partirepartiti/e uscire usciti/e nascere nati/e rimanere rimasti/e venire venuti/e

 He was born   I went (f)   Maria and Paola fell   Francesco returned   Francesca and I (m) 

Translate the following in your notes: We went to the movies yesterday. She went out this morning. I went to the concert with Mario.

1. Tu e Giorgio (M)______________ al cinema? (andare) 2. Io e Maria (F) ________________ a casa. (tornare) 3. Giorgio e Maria ___________ a New York. (nascere) 4. Io(F) ______________ per Roma. (partire) 5. Tu (M) _____________ un’insegnante? (diventare) 6. Giuseppe _____________ ricco due giorni fa. (stare)

1. Io (M) ____________ troppo presto. (arrivare) 2. Tu ed io (F) ______________ senza rumore. (entrare) 3. Valentina ___________ a casa. (rimanere) 4. Domenico e Angela ______________ senza dire niente! (tornare) 5. La strega ______________ nel bosco (nascere) 6. Il ragazzo ____________ a Firenze due anni fa. (vivere)

 What did you understand or not understand from the lesson on Passato prossimo with Essere today?